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Amidst the ruins of the Third Reich lived hundreds of American
families: this is their untold story.
Mark Falzini, is the archivist at the New Jersey State Police Museum. His book, Letters Home is a unique account of daily life
for a military family living in Occupied Germany as they experienced the aftermath of World War II and the dawning of the
Cold War. Through extensive letters written home to family left behind in America and supplemented by interviews with the
family, the reader will discover insights not seen elsewhere.
According to the book description, "few books about the postwar period mention
American families living in Germany, yet thousands were relocated and there was an extensive system of high schools - including
sports teams, dances, and other everyday aspects of American life.
The historically significant letters are part travelogue, part eyewitness account
to the War Crimes Trials, part brand new material on the plight of the DPs—the refugees unwelcome in Germany and unable
to go back to their homelands for fear of what the Russians would do to them.
A marvelous piece of Americana with a touch of Innocents Abroad, Letters Home
adds a human angle to the turbulent years of 1947–1949—a human aspect to events not available in any other source
on the occupation."
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